Wells hundred draws line under Grace Road stalemate
Luke Wells scored an unbeaten century as Sussex batted out for a draw against Leicestershire
20/04Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Apr 20-23 2018
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![Sussex]( "Sussex")
438/8d & 241/4d (83 ov) -
![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
20/04Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Apr 20-23 2018
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![Sussex]( "Sussex")
438/8d & 241/4d (83 ov) -
![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Sussex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
20,21,22,23 April 2018 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Leicestershire 10, Sussex 9
Scorecard Summary
SUSSEX 438/8d (143 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Luke Wright88 (158)
- Michael Burgess*101 (147)
- Mohammad Abbas2/61 (32)
- Ben Raine3/104 (32)
LEICESTERSHIRE 422/9d (135 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Mark Cosgrove64 (106)
- Colin Ackermann186 (350)
- Ishant Sharma3/85 (29)
- Luke Wells4/81 (27)
SUSSEX 241/4d (83 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Luke Wright29 (78)
- Luke Wells*102 (241)
- Mohammad Abbas1/37 (17)
- Ateeq Javid1/30 (12)
END OF OVER:83 | 1 Run | SUSS: 241/4
- Ben Brown25 (56b)
- Luke Wells102 (241b)
- Ateeq Javid12-3-30-1
- Callum Parkinson26-5-73-0
82.6
0
Javid to Brown, no run,
82.5
0
Javid to Brown, no run,
82.4
1
Javid to Wells, 1 run,
82.3
0
Javid to Wells, no run,
82.2
0
Javid to Wells, no run,
82.1
0
Javid to Wells, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWells hundred draws line under Grace Road stalemate
Luke Wells scored an unbeaten century as Sussex batted out for a draw against Leicestershire
Ackermann century ensures strong Leicestershire riposte
Leicestershire faced a formidable Sussex total but Colin Ackermann looked it in the eye to bring hopes of a solid start to the season
Allrounder Ishant and Burgess' ton propel Sussex
Michael Burgess made a century against his former club and Ishant Sharma was able to raise his bat for the first time in his career
Raine's late double tilts day to Leicestershire
Luke Wright and Ben Brown had put Sussex in a solid position but their hard work was undone
